The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-02-03

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encs committee agreed upon = compro'
mias. which provides that the i've pc,
cent penalty shall not attach until July
LIST, but that those failing to pay thsi'
taxes on Feb. LIST, shall psys penalty o.
one per cent. per month until July,
The tepperancs' forces Of the house
are preparing for an aggressive war on
liquor and to-day I large meeting in g
public hall will be addressed by Repre-
sentative Fletcher of Brown county, and
others. There is . bar in the basement
Of the capital and the committee up:
pointed to investigate the question hs>
reported . bill for ito removal.
Among tho interesting bills introduced
since my last letter is one for the taxa.
ton of the property Of telegraph com.
panies, providing that tbs companies
shall pay license tees a. follows. each
year, 60 cents for the first wire operated,
80 cents for tho second apd 20 cents for
each subsequent wire.
The bill taxing mines has not been in.
troduced and tho report that United
States Senator Hearts, check book 10 at
the disposal Of tho Black Hills members
to prevent such legislation has caused m
sagerness in the lobby and alnong some
upon the door, for it, introduction.
"A memorial to Congress praying for
the Improvement Of the roads and bridges
~ <kA VolA-nkNanA Aa<irMo1 nAvA aud
asking IN appropri tipp Of $500, 900 there
fol, has been introduced and 1 think vii
pass both houses.
The bin providing for the division o.
counties ct elections, to be called BY the
commissioners upon petition of 500 lega'
voters, 10 before. the HOUSE but will 70
ceive opposition. The. grain and ware.
house bill ID II the hands Of tho commit.
tee. The railroad bill ~recrssting the
railroad commission and increasing its
powers, giving it power to AZ = maxi.
mum rate OF freight and to superintend
the weighing and grading Of grain, will
be considered by the senate COMMITTEES
tomorrow, The revenue bill il before
the committee on revenue. The bill fol
the support of the volunteer fire compan.
les Of the territory from the taxes maid
BY insurance companies has passsd the
council. The bill abolishing the fee sys.
tenn for county officers and fixing salaries
for the Same is before the committee.
and numerous minor measures have been
introduced, Mr.. Ailtimore has intro
duced 3 bill making 1t . punishable Of
Tense for anyone but m sold soldier I'd
wear q grand army badge. He has evi'
IDENTIFY seen the baneful workings of the
old comrade racket, and is determined
that the buns and trannps who we're ex.
ploring Canada during the war, but who
are now wearing badges Of the army
shall be squs]ohed.
All acts and all combinations are form.
ed with respect to the United States
Court question. This ID the pivotal piect
Of legislation to como before the legisla'
ture, and Ii virtually the only question
to stir VI, the old time Dakota strife. Thl
houses stand on this question as they die
when Wrote you before. The counci
is ready to pass the bill removing thu
Court from Yankton to Mitchell, anG
the house has q majority for Yankton
This, OF course, lnay all be changed, bu'
% tie oscillatory members who are swing
ing between the factions may be com
PEELED 10 take two oaths by the Mitchell
forces, there i : possibility that the bil
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